Nanotech coating for high pressure pipes

Innovation is key in any industry, and for the oil and gas industry, it is vital. As such, Industrial Nanotech Inc has developed a nanotechnology based thermal insulation coating capable of being applied to surfaces of at least 1000 degrees Fahrenheit - ideal for high pressure steam pipes.

The ‘global leader in nanotechnology based energy saving solutions' has reported that as a result of a request by Saudi European Petrochemical Company, Ibn Zahr, a customer of the company's exclusive distributor in Saudi Arabia, it has developed the breakthrough nanotech thermal coating.

It was developed for a Saudi Environmental Project to insulate a 3.3km pipeline designed for high-pressure steam.

Speaking to the press, Stuart Burchill, CEO/CTO of Industrial Nanotech, Inc. said, "To date, we have successfully tested the coating on surfaces with temperatures up to 1004 degrees Fahrenheit (540 degrees Celsius),"

"We have reason to believe the coating can also be used on surfaces with temperatures up to 1500 degrees Fahrenheit and will finish our due diligence in that extraordinarily high temperature environment over the next few months," he added.

The Saudi European Petrochemical Company, Ibn Zahr, is an affiliate of the Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC). SABIC is one of the world's five largest petrochemicals manufacturers and the largest and most profitable non-oil company in the Middle East.

Nansulate® is the Company's patented product line of award winning, specialty coatings containing a nanotechnology based material and which are well-documented to provide the combined performance qualities of thermal insulation, corrosion prevention, resistance to mold growth, fire resistance, chemical resistance and lead encapsulation in an environmentally safe, water-based, coating formulation. The Nansulate® Product Line includes industrial, residential, agricultural and solar thermal insulation coatings. Additional information about the Company and its products can be found at their websites, (www.industrial-nanotech.com) and (www.nansulate.com). Blog: www.nansulate.com/nanoblog, Twitter: www.twitter.com/NanoPioneer. Facebook: search ‘nansulate'.

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